New York City would go on to become the first megacity in human history and would attract settlers from all over the world predominantly due to its strong economic health. Brooklyn in particular has a high concentration of Russians. Russians also make up a significant population of the city, and began migrating to the city from as far back as the 19th century. The fall of the Rafael Trujillo military regime in 1961 saw large waves of Dominicans migrate to New York City, forming strong bases in areas like Washington Heights and the Bronx. The Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York’s Alphabet City (Lower East Side) This movement was known as the Nuyorican movement and was the driving force behind the the now famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe: Puerto Ricans have had a long history with the city from as far back as the mid 19th century, and today make up the largest Hispanic group in New York.įun Fact: Jesús Colón was a Puerto Rican writer that started an intellectual movement in 1960 among fellow Puerto Rican writers, musicians, artists and thought leaders in New York City. Chinese traders began migrating to the city from as early as the 18th Century, and today New York City has the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere. Greeks migrated to the city in large numbers, especially in the years following the devastation brought from World War II and between 19. This mass movement would last from around 1910 all the way to 1970, and would be a major influence behind the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. The demographic makeup of the city would change once again as a result of the Great Migration, when large scores of minorities, predominantly African American would migrate to New York City from Southern States. Today, Italians make up the largest European ethnic group in New York City. Italians would migrate to New York in large numbers between 18, and settle into areas like Little Italy in Manhattan. Fast forward a few years to The Great Irish Famine, which resulted in a large influx of Irish immigrants to New York in the late 1800s. New York was also a known slavery hub during this period. New York would grow to become a major trading port in the 1700s. In 1664, the region was taken from the Dutch by the English, an event that was part of the Anglo-Dutch Wars that occurred during that era (1652–1784).įun Fact: “New York” was named after the Duke of York, who would go on to become King James II.
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After a series of forays by various European explorers, including Henry Hudson who discovered Manhattan Island in 1609, the Dutch “colonized” the region via The Dutch West India Holding Company in 1624 and set up a settlement called New Amsterdam. Present day New York City was originally inhabited by Native Americans, who sold it to the Dutch.
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